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JOSEPH DEE - Ikhethele / Choose For Yourself (1986)

Teal Sound, XPD2471

Producer: Joseph Makwela

Engineer: Phil Nel

Joseph Dumako made his name leading the prolific Holy Spirits Choir and the Forever Mass Choir, where he helped fuse gospel's call-and-response vocals with bubblegum's frantic synths. Solo he put out a string of potent keyboard instrumental albums. The title track here borrows the melody of the then-banned anthem 'Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica', which Dumako recorded in full on his 1989 solo album Lover's Wedding. Later albums include Spiffy Diffyand Tigers Don't Cry. An underrated legend of South African gospel, he passed away in 2011.